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-Hi, I'm Garmin Newsom II and
I'm proud to be running for

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Seattle Municipal Court
Judge Position 5.

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I'm running because
Seattle needs better.

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Seattle can do more than
one thing at a time.

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We can care for and provide
treatment, counseling,

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and support for defendants,
and we can protect

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crime victims, survivors
of violence, and

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the larger community.

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Judges must have broad
professional and life

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experience, sound
judgment, and a commitment

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commitment to genuine justice.

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I've devoted my professional
career to public service.

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I've served as a prosecutor,
a Municipal attorney, a civil

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litigator, and currently as
a pro tem judge, and have

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over 30 years of criminal and
civil litigation experience

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in federal and state Courts
trying felonies, misdemeanors,

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civil matters, and appeals.

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My parents raised me to
work hard, have integrity,

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and care for others.

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I have lived those values
as a tutor, mentor, youth

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athletics coach, mock trial
coach and mock trial judge,

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King County Ethics Board
member, and as a volunteer

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who served meals and provided
for the less fortunate and

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elderly. I became a lawyer
to eliminate inequities

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and improve the criminal
justice system.

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Serving as your judge,
I'll help people

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get treatment, support, and
counseling to improve their

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lives while thoughtfully
balancing compassion and public

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safety. I'm grateful that
retiring Judge Willie Gregory,

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the only African American man
serving on the Seattle Municipal

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Court, has endorsed me to
succeed him, as well as

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Supreme Court Justices
Sal Mungia, Mary Yu, and

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Barbara Madsen, The Seattle
Times Editorial Board,

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Democrats, attorneys,
including many public

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defenders and prosecutors,
and the most King County and

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Seattle Municipal Court judges.

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I'm also appreciative
and thankful to be

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rated exceptionally
well-qualified by the Latino

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Latino Bar Association, Cardozo
Society, QLaw, and the

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Joint Asian Bar Association.

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With your vote, I will deliver
pragmatic justice that considers

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the needs of the community
and helps defendants not

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return to or remain in the
criminal justice system.

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Vote Newsom in November.

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Thank you.